Karnataka Signals It May Revisit Cauvery Allocation, Citing Global Water Treaty Precedents
Karnataka has indicated that inter-State water allocations, including the Cauvery arrangement, may be open to reconsideration in light of changed circumstances, drawing on international legal principles and the example of the Indus Waters Treaty. The State’s response invokes the doctrine of rebus sic stantibus, suggesting that agreements can be revisited by consent or adjudication when foundational conditions materially shift.
